title: [The Adult Attachment Interview - fundamentals, use, and applications in clinical work].
abstract: The present paper looks at the potential of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and its underlying basis in attachment theory for use in psychotherapeutic work. We summarize the basic tenets of attachment theory, detail the content and structure of the AAI, provide instructions for conducting the AAI, and introduce the Main et al. (2002) coding system. We then report on associations between AAI-Attachment groups and psychosomatic diseases and, finally, demonstrate applications of the AAI in clinical work and research.
authors.affiliation: Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych. Iris Reiner, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität,Untere Zahlbacher Str. 8, 55131 Mainz, E-Mail: iris.reiner@unimedizin-mainz.de.
authors.forename: Iris C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Reiner
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fremmer-Bombik
authors.forename: Manfred E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Beutel
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D009769:Object Attachment; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D019962:Reactive Attachment Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy